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• Re: Warning against engine additives! was: Strange Noise Fixed,I think
  Historical mailing list - David Thompson
  Tue, 17 Nov 1998 18:16:11 -0800
  ...motor to please not put any oil additives into thier motor (Slick 50, Motor UP, CD-2, motor Honey, any Teflon based additive et...
• Re: Blindspots sensors
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 4 Jun 2017 15:03:56 -0400
  ...d be something like: >> > http://www.slickcar.com/reverse-backup-sensors.asp >> > >> > On 6/3/2017 22:50, Jared Planter wrote: >> > >> >> Can you share...
• Re: 15" Wheels/Tires
  Historical mailing list - Doug Fitz-Randolph
  Wed, 2 Aug 2006 16:05:20 -0400
  ...Of course, for $3.50 you can cover up your rusty hubs & lugnuts... spray them with some flat black paint (don't get it...
• Re: What size tire for 16" rim?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 25 May 2007 21:27:31 -0400
  ...Real grippy on anything slick. Became a bit noisy and less stable on dry pavement as they wore down. At ~50,000Km the tread...
• Re: Rollover potential?
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Thu, 13 Aug 1998 23:32:59 -0400
  ...But the van handles a roll quite well, even 2.5 rolls from about 50 mph. John janderson@iolinc.net
• Re: irregular idle speed
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Wed, 12 Aug 1998 09:46:06 -0400
  ...With the idle stabilizer humming (engine not running), I pulled off the inlet hose and sprayed a light oil (Slick 50) into the stabilizer...
• Re: Friday: Best Stupid Automotive Product
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Fri, 23 Nov 2007 16:03:33 -0800
  ...Teflon oil-additives* eg Slick 50. Fuel > additives. Armor All*. Silicone wiper blades. > > The list is endless... and some of these products(*) are guaranteed...
• Re: cheap '89 Bluestar on CL
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 22 Jan 2014 19:01:45 -0600
  ...A minor delay as opposed to a > major > > production getting AAA to come (nearest AAA is over 50 miles away) I also > > like being...
• Re: pop out on westy
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Fri, 10 Sep 2004 12:11:03 -0700
  ...It would be a pretty slick install, just cut out the side panel between the "B" and "C" pillars and replace it with a...
• Re: I added a Turbo to improve air flow...
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Sun, 28 Nov 2004 20:18:56 -0500
  ...Got a LED > O2 > mixture indicator from listee Ken Lewis...works slick so far as an > indicator > and small enough to be unobtrusive. > Makes...
• Oil Additive (Press DEL if you are sick of this)
  Historical mailing list - YauMan Chan
  Thu, 19 Nov 1998 16:22:08 -0800
  I was very intriqued by the recent postings about oil additive like Slick 50. So today at lunch at the faculty club, I set...
• Fwd: Re: Synthetic oil or DINO, thanks
  Historical mailing list - Leo Lee
  Thu, 2 Jun 2005 06:55:22 -0700
  ...Some said changing to 15/50 significantly reduced oil consumption, some reported that synthetic oil is slippery, slick through tiny gap and consume more...
• Re: Portland, OR to the Everglades in a '71 Westy - advice, please
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Thu, 9 Dec 1999 19:47:25 -0500
  ...transmission, however, changing the fluid and adding a half-pint of SLICK 50 manual Transmission additive will ensure a "longer" life, however long that...
• Re: Limited slip differential on ice or snow
  Historical mailing list - Vern in Bend
  Sun, 4 Nov 2007 12:47:50 -0800
  ...Perhaps because the Corvan has a 50/50 front/rear weight distribution instead of a front weight bias? I honestly don't know how...
• 1985 Transmissin'
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 6 Apr 95 14:35:07 -0500
  ...My trusty mechanic (factory trained) thought the tranny might be going, but decided to change the gear oil, and put in a Slick 50...
• Re: Clutch Cross Shaft Arm Wear. Abnormal? PICS
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 5 Apr 2010 15:45:45 -0700
  ...additive, no Prolong, but when I asked the same employee about "Slick 50", he said no complaints. He had heard good things about it...
• Re: Slick 50 for Manual transmissions
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Calvin
  Sun, 30 Jul 2000 13:03:40 -0400
  In previous threads on this topic the chemically inclined answered that PTFE breaks down at high temperatures to form highly corrosive acids which then...
• Re: Crappy traction Van..
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Wed, 5 Sep 2007 09:22:24 -0700
  ...I often used my Westy as a truck carrying 500+ kg of load (drums of liquid) roaming on local freeways. The only problem with...
• Re: OFF TOPIC! Re: XM and Sirius announce merger
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Tue, 20 Feb 2007 16:39:23 -0800
  ...Has anyone ever had a magnetic mount satellite antenna "fly off" a Vanagon? Jon (gotta go add some Slick 50 to my oil. I...
• Re: cheap '89 Bluestar on CL
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
  Thu, 23 Jan 2014 13:50:40 -0800
  ...A minor delay as opposed to a >> major >>> production getting AAA to come (nearest AAA is over 50 miles away) I also >>> like being...
• Re: Slick 50 for Manual transmissions
  Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
  Sat, 12 Aug 2000 10:33:13 -1000
  ...Slick 50 for Manual transmissions Put your teflon coated frypan on a burner with water or oil or food in it and turn the...
• Re: Friday: Best Stupid Automotive Product
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Fri, 23 Nov 2007 16:33:37 -0800
  ...Teflon oil-additives* eg Slick 50. Fuel > > additives. Armor All*. Silicone wiper blades. > > > > The list is endless... and some of these products(*) are guaranteed...
• Re: Virtualizing gauges on OBDII equipped vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Harry Hoffman
  Mon, 21 May 2012 09:26:45 -0400
  ...There are also different displays that do all of the obdII stuff but torque is a pretty slick interface for $9 (or something like...
• Re: New Syncro - some questions
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall (Vanagon Mailing List)
  Thu, 4 Dec 1997 18:57:05 -0800
  ...david@volkswagen.org -- -- 80 VW 2.0L Caddy, 87 Audi 5000 quattro -- -- 85 VW Cabrio, 88 VW Double Cab Syncro Transporter -- -- Volkswagen Homepage http...
• Gotta lead on Syncro drive train and V6
  Historical mailing list - rusty vanbondo
  Sat, 6 Jul 1996 10:33:20 -0700 (MST)
  ...Supposedly, a local RV place would convert the Weekender into a poptop Westy for $500.00 (as long as all of the parts are...
• Re: Whine during acceleration
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Bulley
  Thu, 27 Jul 2000 14:09:40 -0400
  ...Add Slick 50 "For Manual Transmissions". Keep an eye on the filings that collect on the drain plug magnet. G. Matthew Bulley Bulley-Hewlett...
• Re: Best winter tires for 2wd ?
  Historical mailing list - Grant Braddish
  Sun, 21 Sep 2003 20:03:30 -0500
  ...The 2wd Westy just doesn't have good weight distribution which causes the wheels to spin on slick surfaces. Grant Braddish Peru, VT ----- Original...
• re: Bolt Extraction
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 17 Nov 1995 17:30:52 -0600
  ...s actually WORKED? Or are these gadgets the mechanical equivalent of Slick-50? The relative "brittleness" of the easy out has no real bearing...
• Re: HELP!! Big Bad Brake Clunking Noise
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Mon, 22 Nov 1999 19:49:00 -0500
  ...Slick 50 Spray, and some working them back and forth should loosen them up. Follow the cables under the van to where they go...
• Fram Double-Guard Filters and Steering Wheel Odometer Woes
  Historical mailing list - Gary Norris
  Tue, 04 Nov 1997 16:00:56 -0500
  ...Teflon PTFE, the same material used in Slick 50, helps create a lasting, micro-thin coating that prevents potential metal-to-metal contact during...
• Re: Additives and Oil
  Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
  Wed, 16 Nov 94 10:28:55 PST
  ...I have used Castrol HD > 30 always and a one time treatment of Slick 50. Once I used one of those oil > thickeners, Honey...
• The much maligned 1.9 head on 2.1 engine
  Historical mailing list - Roger&Zoe Ann Banker
  Fri, 22 Oct 1999 20:08:45 EDT
  ...So I'll address a few of your concerns, then I will wait and report on how the engine is doing every 50,000...
• Re: I added a Turbo to improve air flow...
  Historical mailing list - KEN FRY
  Sun, 28 Nov 2004 18:40:01 -0800
  ...Got a LED O2 mixture indicator from listee Ken Lewis...works slick so far as an indicator and small enough to be unobtrusive. Makes...
• SyncroMog Goes to Moab (long)
  Historical mailing list - John Wessels
  Sat, 6 Apr 2002 23:53:15 EST
  ...It is a 50 to 60 degree slope of Slickrock about as tall as the Syncro is long. Unimogs have trouble getting up it...
• Re: Crappy traction Van..
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Wed, 5 Sep 2007 11:16:47 -0600
  ...They have proven to be very > durable tires. > I often used my Westy as a truck carrying 500+ kg of load (drums of > liquid...
• Re: I added a Turbo to improve air flow...
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Sun, 28 Nov 2004 18:44:00 -0800
  ...Got a LED >> O2 >> mixture indicator from listee Ken Lewis...works slick so far as an >> indicator >> and small enough to be unobtrusive. >> Makes...
• Re: Oil is Killing our Cars?
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Fri, 23 Feb 2007 13:24:35 -0500
  ...science? I think I'm going to get some of that Slick 50, which lubricates so well you can run your engine WITHOUT OIL...
• Re: Even More Foglights on my Webpage
  Historical mailing list - John H. Rodgers
  Fri, 20 Mar 1998 07:43:38 -0500
  ...a van on the road, most of which, it seems, are slick, low slung, slant roofed replacements for the old family station wagon. But...
• Re: gas mileage question
  Historical mailing list - Michael Townsend
  Mon, 16 Aug 1999 09:01:44 -0400
  ...will never work, won't go into second when cold, and Slick-50 GL-5 lube eating away at the bronze synchronizer rings Other...
• Re: I added a Turbo to improve air flow...
  Historical mailing list - Bostig Eng.
  Thu, 2 Dec 2004 00:29:35 -0500
  ...Got a LED O2 >>mixture indicator from listee Ken Lewis...works slick so far as an indicator >>and small enough to be unobtrusive. >>Makes...
• Re: Design ideas for small garages?
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Mon, 30 Mar 1998 00:54:42 -0500
  ...plans on the net as well, actually there was a real slick 1 car one out there somewhere I'd looked at, plans from...
• Re: Noisy transaxle??
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 22 Oct 2013 11:00:55 -0700
  ...At 50mph to 70mph you can use either 4th or 5th, depending on the approaching terrain or headwind..I often drop back from 5th...
• Re: W/B engine speed max. & CHECK THOSE FUEL LINES!
  Historical mailing list - Steven J. Hughes
  Fri, 28 Jun 96 11:04:39 -0500
  ...I also use Slick 50; maybe that helps some small iota??? Maybe I'm dreaming???? On the second topic of this post, CHECK YOUR...
• Re: Crappy traction Van..
  Historical mailing list - Raymond Paquette
  Wed, 5 Sep 2007 12:49:59 -0400
  ...They have proven to be very durable > tires. > I often used my Westy as a truck carrying 500+ kg of load (drums of > liquid...
• Re: I added a Turbo to improve air flow...
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Sun, 28 Nov 2004 14:44:14 -0500
  ...Got a LED > O2 > mixture indicator from listee Ken Lewis...works slick so far as an > indicator > and small enough to be unobtrusive. > Makes...
• Re: Consumer Reports on oil/L
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Thu, 20 Jun 1996 09:00:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...They also found that Slick-50 and STP oil treatment had no apparent effect in their tests-- a sentiment I've heard a few...
• Re: USA-made Michelin Tire, Beware! (Non-Vanagon content)
  Historical mailing list - John Koloski
  Tue, 1 Aug 2000 06:28:42 -0400
  ...Put Slick 50 in the engine about 175K miles ago. I don't think it hurt the car, just wasted my money. Will not...
• Re: noisy hydraulic lifter? not going away with oil change, marvel mystery additive.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sat, 21 Jul 2007 14:31:17 -0700
  ...They're slick. Scott www.turbovans.com -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of David Kao Sent...
• Re: head gasket question
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 11 Dec 2006 18:51:52 -0500
  ...Fuel) and it then went in and out of the hole slick as a whistle. No "Deburring" was in order. There are a number...
• Re: pop out on westy
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Fri, 10 Sep 2004 20:18:58 -0400
  ...It would be a pretty slick install, > just cut out the side panel between the "B" and "C" pillars and > replace it with a...
• A 72? kombi, i may obtain..
  Historical mailing list - David Raistrick
  Tue, 9 Jul 1996 04:53:25 -0400 (EDT)
  ...LITCHEN <sp?> growing on it!! oil was old, but smelt ok, and still slick. 4 flat tires, physically, in much better shape than my...
• 74 bus oil leaking/burning (longish)
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 6 Oct 1995 15:04:57 -0500
  ...Could the Duralube have anything to do with the oil leaking and burning? I have read some disparaging remarks about Slick 50 here without...
• Re: Best winter tires for 2wd ?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Sun, 21 Sep 2003 21:38:28 -0800
  ...The 2wd Westy just doesn't have good weight distribution which causes the wheels to spin on slick surfaces. Grant Braddish Peru, VT ----- Original...
• Re: [T1] A journey of sight and sound, inside the rear hubs...
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 6 Mar 1996 12:21:01 -0500
  ...How does the trans sound when you drive? I like that Slick 50 trans stuff :)
• Re: Temperature Sensative Sliding Door
  Historical mailing list - Bulley-Hewlett & Associates
  Thu, 8 Oct 1998 05:46:38 -0400
  ...I used two applications of Slick-50 Teflon spray, allowed this to dry for a day, then followed with a Lithium grease spray which...
• Re: Head treatment for pitting--flattening technique
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Tue, 18 Jan 2005 09:34:38 -0800
  ...Monday, January 17, 2005 7:50 AM > Subject: Head treatment for pitting--flattening technique > > >> I'm slogging through head replacement and have tried a...
• Re: I rather drive the Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 8 Jun 2014 21:18:41 -0400
  ...If I park on any kind of slick or soft surface that has any slope...I better park headed downhill, or I am stuck...
• Re: Tires for 91 GL
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sun, 11 May 2008 16:18:37 -0700
  ...Look at the front tires of big trucks - just grooved slicks basically. So point is.........perhaps less real traction in a D load rated...
• Re: Noisy transaxle??
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Tue, 22 Oct 2013 14:06:49 -0700
  ...kinda slick though .. for no electronics, no clutch pedal, but manual shifting. Trickiest part is an additional oil pump for the torque converter ( has...
• Re: Slick 50 for Manual transmissions
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Sat, 12 Aug 2000 01:44:15 PDT
  Put your teflon coated frypan on a burner with water or oil or food in it and turn the burner on full blast and...